SPORTS BRIEFS

Talbott stays on course for RHS RHS freshman Alyssa Talbott was the lone Lady Tiger golfer these past two weeks. During the last week of February, Talbott traveled to Wimberley where she shot a 129. On Monday, she shot a 128 at the Brenham tourney.

Young Dawgs look to build consistency

Going into his 15th season as Thorndale’s head baseball coach, Kelly Kuhl has a roster with junior Logan Davis as the player with varsity experience. “Overall, we are young and inexperienced,” Kuhl said.

ROCKDALE RELAYS HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS

March 5 Varsity Boys Team—1. Lago Vista 203 points; 2. Rockdale 150; 3. Caldwell 120; 4. Hempstead 57. 100M—1. Andre Dixon, HEMP, 11.24; 2. Larry Davis, CALD, 11.25; 3. Reese Whitelaw, LAGO, 11.81; 4. Aaron Smith, LAGO, 11.82; 5. Tristan Galvan, 11.87; 6. Edward Powell, 12.17. 200M—1.

ROCKDALE RELAYS JUNIOR HIGH RESULTS

March 4 8th grade boys Team—1. Navasota 202; 2. Giddings 159; 3. Rockdale 123; 4. Caldwell 82. Long Jump—6. Ezekiel Castro 15-1 Shot Put—1. Zakobe Anderson 34-7 1/2 Discus—4. Klay Eschberger 80-3 Triple Jump—4. Darren Carter 31-9 1/2 Pole Vault—1. Daniel Castillo 8-0; 2.

Lady Dogs take on rival Thrall

Lady Dog sluggers had an eventful weekend at the Brenham Tournament. They started out Thursday in Navasota due to low field availability and first faced Montgomery’s Lake Creek and although they lost 14-1, sophomore Raeghan Carlson homered in the second inning.

Alcala wins gold at Bremond meet

Opening the season at Bremond last Wednesday, six varsity athletes from Milano High School left the meet as medalists. Sophomore Gael Alcala won the boys 800-meter run with a time of 2:26 while Andy Gutierrez ez placed second in the mile with a time of 5:40.44.

Rockdale Relay Schedule

12:45 p.m. Scratch meeting 1:30 p.m. Field events, varsity 4 attempts, JV 3 attempts 3 p.m. 3200 meter run 5 p.m. Running finals Shot Put 1:30 p.m. – varsity girls, JV boys 2:30 p.m. – varsity boys, JV girls Discus 1:30 p.m. – varsity boys, JV girls 2:30 p.m. – varsity girls, JV boys Pole...

62nd ROCKDALE RELAYS

For Tiger head track coach Lewis Edmonson, the 62nd Rockdale Relays will be a unique event, and not just because only four teams are allowed to compete due to the UIL’s COVID-19 protocols. “This year is more different than any other year,” Edmonson said.

Lady Tigers take tourney title at Jarrell

Rockdale’s first tournament of the season came down to the final play in a 4-4 game with tourney host, Jarrell.

Three Tiger lifters named as qualifiers

On Monday, it was officially announced that Tiger powerlifters Gavin Aguilar, Bryce Flowers and Kevin Liu qualified for the Boys Region III meet on March 13 in Smithville. All three boys finished the regular season as one of the top 12 lifters in their respective division.